Pursued by the Heavenly Dao, first level up in the courtyard.

That afternoon, several women from the courtyard gathered together for a chat.

"I heard the neighborhood committee is organizing matchmaking events for young men and women?"

"That's right, Director Wang himself brought this up."

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai thought to himself, "Sha Zhu is a good cook and listens to me. He is my backup plan for old age. I must not let Sha Zhu marry a wife who is unwilling to support me in my old age."

As evening fell, He Yuzhu returned home from get off work and was stopped by Yan Bugui: "Silly Zhu, do you want a wife?"

He Yuzhu's eyes lit up, and he asked impatiently, "Third Uncle, are you going to introduce me to someone?"

Yan Bugui laughed and said, "Silly Zhu, give me a lunchbox and I'll tell you about getting married."

"Alright, here you go." As soon as He Yuzhu finished speaking, he took a lunchbox out of the net bag and handed it to Yan Bugui with a smile.

Yan Bugui handed the lunchbox to Yang Ruihua and then said, "Shazhu, the neighborhood committee is arranging blind dates the day after tomorrow. There are lots of pretty girls. You need to go to the neighborhood committee before 8:30 in the morning, so don't miss it."

"Uncle, you're not lying to me?"

"Shazhu, why would I lie to you? The neighborhood committee sent someone to the courtyard this morning to inform you about this, don't forget."

"Thanks, Uncle."

He Yuzhu thanked them and walked into the Intermediate People's Court with the net bag containing the remaining two lunch boxes.

Laundry worker Qin Huairu saw He Yuzhu and skillfully went to greet him.

"Sister Qin, I can only give you one lunchbox. Yushui is growing, and she needs to get some nutrition too."

He Yuzhu took out a lunchbox and handed it to Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu, who seemed to want to say something but hesitated, thanked them and went into the Jia family's house with her lunchbox.

Upon seeing He Yuzhu return, Yi Zhonghai went to the He family home and said, "Yuzhu, you've got to do well on the blind date arranged by the neighborhood committee. Try to marry a gentle, beautiful, well-built, and cultured wife."

He Yuzhu nodded quickly: "Don't worry, Uncle, I will definitely find a good wife."

Yi Zhonghai added, "Zhu Zi, you can't see into someone's heart. Some girls look honest, but they're full of scheming. You have to be careful."

He Yuzhu chimed in, "Uncle, I know."

While speaking of how good Yu Zhu was, Yi Zhonghai's words were full of calculation.

Women who are gentle, beautiful, have a good figure, and are cultured are rare.

Yi Zhonghai said again, "Zhuzi, family background is also a problem. No matter how good a girl's own conditions are, if her family's family background is bad, if you marry her, you never know when you might run into trouble."

He Yuzhu was startled and quickly said, "Uncle, I will definitely find out the truth. I will absolutely not marry a capitalist or a landlord."

Not long after dinner, Banggeng from the Jia family in the middle courtyard fell asleep.

Zhang Cuihua broke the silence and whispered, "If Dongxu, Huairu, and Shazhu get married, our family won't get any of the lunchboxes he brings back from the steel mill."

Jia Dongxu said helplessly, "Mom, it's none of our business if Sha Zhu goes on blind dates and gets married."

Zhang Cuihua said coldly, "Since Shazhu can't get married, we have to think of a way to prevent him from doing so!"

Qin Huairu chimed in, "I also think we shouldn't let him get married. Bang Geng is still growing and needs extra nutrition. If it weren't for Sha Zhu's lunchbox, our family wouldn't get to eat meat more than a few times a month."

Zhang Cuihua wholeheartedly agreed: "That's right, Shazhu can't get married. He's all alone now, so he should help out our family. If he gets married, our family won't have any food to eat."

Jia Dongxu asked expectantly, "Mom, do you have any ideas?"

Zhang Cuihua, having come up with a plan, said, "If Sha Zhu's reputation is ruined, who would marry him?"

Qin Huairu said, "Xu Damao in the backyard doesn't get along with Sha Zhu, so he let Xu Damao know about Sha Zhu's blind date."

Jia Dongxu smiled and said, "This is easy. I'll tell Xu Damao tomorrow that Shazhu will be going to the neighborhood office for a blind date the day after tomorrow."

On Sunday morning, He Yuzhu put on a relatively clean set of clothes and polished his only leather shoes until they shone.

After everything was settled, He Yuzhu went out full of anticipation.

Just then, Yi Zhonghai walked over, patted him on the shoulder, and encouraged him, "Zhu Zi, do your best."

"Uncle, I'm sure I'll find a good wife."

"Zhu Zi, you have three main rooms and you're a level nine cook at the steel mill. You're a good catch, so don't just find any wife. If you're going to find one, find one with a good family background, a job... and a beautiful wife."

"Uncle, I'm definitely looking for a good wife. I don't want one who's not well-off, I don't want one who's not good-looking, I don't want one who's uneducated, I don't want one with a bad family background..."

Yi Zhonghai said a few more words before letting He Yuzhu set off.

Upon seeing He Yuzhu, Yan Bugui laughed and said, "Silly Zhu, you succeeded in your blind date, you have to treat us to candy!"

He Yuzhu nodded with a smile: "If it works out, there will be plenty of wedding candy, and I'll even invite you to the wedding banquet!"

He Yuzhu went out, and Xu Damao secretly followed him.

Xu Damao, who is nineteen years old this year, is not yet of marriageable age, but he does not want He Yuzhu to get married and have children before him.

More than one hundred eligible men and women from the neighborhood committee participated in the matchmaking event.

Arriving at the matchmaking venue, He Yuzhu looked around again and again, finally heading towards Li Xueling, who was the prettiest.

Upon seeing Li Xueling, He Yuzhu was immediately captivated. He quickly walked over and said with a smile, "Comrade, I am He Yuzhu. I work in the canteen of the steel rolling mill. I have three main rooms, and my monthly salary is thirty-one yuan. I also frequently go out to host banquets for others..."

After chatting for less than ten minutes, Li Xueling said, "Master He, we're not a good match."

A dozen minutes later, He Yuzhu started chatting with Yang Qin.

The two hit it off as they talked, feeling as if they had known each other for a long time.

After the blind date, He Yuzhu and Yang Qin went home separately.

Xu Damao, who had been keeping watch for a while, quickly caught up: "Comrade Yang Qin, wait a moment!"

Hearing someone call her name, Yang Qin stopped and asked with a puzzled look, "Comrade, do you know me?"

Xu Damao quickly said, "Comrade, I know the person you went on a blind date with. He's not a good person!"

Yang Qin frowned and asked, "Is He Yuzhu not a good person?"

Xu Damao added fuel to the fire, saying, "He Yuzhu's nickname is Silly Zhu. He works in the canteen of the steel rolling mill. Every day, the lunch boxes he brings home from the factory are not enough for his sister to eat; they are all given to Qin Huairu's family."

"Shazhu often peeks at Qin Huairu. Qin Huairu lives in the same courtyard as Shazhu. Qin Huairu is Jia Dongxu's wife. Shazhu is 21 years old and still not married. It is because he has feelings for Qin Huairu."

Yang Qin initially had a good impression of He Yuzhu, but after hearing Xu Damao's words, she began to worry.

Xu Damao pressed his advantage: "Comrade Yang Qin, if you don't believe me, you can go to Nanluoguxiang and ask around. Many people in Nanluoguxiang know about Sha Zhu's matter."

Yang Qin was silent for a moment, then said thank you and turned to leave in a hurry.

Xu Damao watched Yang Qin's retreating figure and sneered inwardly: "Hmph, you idiot Zhu, you dare to oppose me? With me here, you can forget about getting married. Even if you want to get married, you'll have to wait until I get married first."

He Yuzhu returned to the courtyard house, his mind filled with thoughts of dating Yang Qin, getting married, and having children.

Two days later, Yang Qin found He Yuzhu and said that she and he were not suitable for each other.

He Yuzhu, who had been all smiles, suddenly felt a pang of pain in his heart and quickly asked, "Why?"

"Comrade He Yuzhu, I asked around and found out that the lunchboxes you bring back from the factory are often given to Qin Huairu in your compound."

"Comrade Yang Qin, Sister Qin's family is in financial difficulty, and only Brother Dongxu works to earn money."

"Comrade He Yuzhu, we're not a good match. Let's leave it at that. I have other things to do, so I'll be leaving now."

Qi Bing, from the East Wing, was currently working on the technical data for the coal chemical plant.

The security level of the factory in Chongqing has been raised several notches; he plans to build a comprehensive coal chemical plant in Chongqing.

Qi Bing initially wanted to place the coal chemical plant in Jinzhou, but Jinzhou's industrial base was not as good as that of Yucheng. Considering the issue of secrecy, he ultimately decided to place the coal chemical plant in Yucheng.